Great thread going here, peanut.
Learning new things.
Trying to unlearn old things.
I recall, about 20 years ago, the push on oatmeal. Supposedly found that it helps to reduce cholesterol. So, now it's on the "avoidance" list?
Hoping for more weight loss here, but have an additional challenge. Lymphedema in the left leg. About 15 years ago, they found that my left leg weighed 20lbs more than the right. Working on it...
Of all the grain based cereals, plain rolled oats bought loose are the healthiest, provided that nothing is added to them.I absolutely love my porridge but am unable to eat it anymore. it is a carbohydrate so not good for Diabetics .
oats have a slow energy release but the sugar released from the breakdown of the oats like any other carb still spikes Insulin production so the liver converts the glucose to fat and stores it around our body
Fat or protein don't produce a release of Insulin from the Pancreas so it doesn't get deposited around the body which is why people lose weight easily on a low carb ,high fat & protein diet .
its all about how the body deals with the various foods we eat .
Recent studies have produced some very interesting results about Cholesterol.
We all know that cholesterol is essential to life and that every single cell in the body contains cholesterol ....its used as the cell membrane.
No cholesterol ...we die.........
Cholesterol is
so essential to life that our bodies actually makes 80% of all the cholesterol we need daily . Most of us get very little cholesterol from our diet.
There are Numerous research tests that have shown a direct correlation between
high cholesterol levels and
low coronary heart disease and strokes in over 50s . It seems that high cholesterol levels in the over 50s actually lowers our risks of a stroke and coronary heart disease .!
I'll see if I can find the reference and post it tomorrow